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he put forward a proposal for avoiding that outcome while congress continues working on longer term deficit reduction. that's the sensible thing to do. why make-- why punish the american people because you haven't been able to achieve your ideological objectives through other means? >> sreenivasan: in another development, the associated press reported the u.s. military is cutting back from two aircraft carriers to one, in the persian gulf. the report cited u.s. officials who said it's a rectespoe to e looming,cross-the-ard cuts. u.s. and british regulators have fined the royal bank of scotland more than $610 million for manipulating a key interest rate. the u.s. commodity futures trading commission said today that r.b.s. made hundreds of attempts to manipulate the rate known as libor. it's a global benchmark for rates on everything from home mortgages to credit card payments. two other banks-- barclays and u.b.s.-- have already been fined for their roles in the scandal. wall street mostly stayed where it was today. the dow jones industrial arage gained seven points to close 13,9. the nasdaq
he put forward a proposal for avoiding that outcome while congress continues working on longer term deficit reduction. that's the sensible thing to do. why make-- why punish the american people because you haven't been able to achieve your ideological objectives through other means? >> sreenivasan: in another development, the associated press reported the u.s. military is cutting back from two aircraft carriers to one, in the persian gulf. the report cited u.s. officials who said it's a...
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the unifying message of the republican party, the fiscal, our fiscal hours is out of order and the deficit is spiraling and we need to get that under control. you're also seeing republicans saying we can't just be about fiscal issues and in fact, the very beginning of that speech that majority leader cantor gave, let's put aside fiscal issues for a minute. let's talk about education. let's talk about health care. let's talk about immigration. they're trying to put sort of a kindler gentler face on the party because the exit polls show a lot of voters perceive mitt romney as sort of out of touch and removed from middle class concerns and not really someone who could relate to just the average american and the makeup of the party is a much wider republican party. >> right. >> every way by the polls. >> they can't survive that way. the demographic tide is moving. it was financey, the title of that speech that the majority leader said was make life work. it sounds like an oprah. gwen: i didn't get that. the speech didn't seem to be -- >> no, but i think -- but the sort of an oprah feel to it.
the unifying message of the republican party, the fiscal, our fiscal hours is out of order and the deficit is spiraling and we need to get that under control. you're also seeing republicans saying we can't just be about fiscal issues and in fact, the very beginning of that speech that majority leader cantor gave, let's put aside fiscal issues for a minute. let's talk about education. let's talk about health care. let's talk about immigration. they're trying to put sort of a kindler gentler face...
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they come to school with some really heart-breaking deficits in their academic skills. on average a fifth grader comes to our school at least two or three grade levels behind. >> reporter: these kinds of educational deficits have caused ngering problems for a city where one-third of all students fail to graduate on time. >> we have to make sure that we are... >> reporter: that has led to a concentrated effort by bridgeport academy middle school. like all our achievement first schools to place and keep great teachers in the classroom. in order to identify who those great teachers are, achievement first ceo says the organization has developed a comprehensive checklist to evaluate its teachers. >> in the past teacher evaluation has focused on observations which at their worst become staged dog and pony show experiences that don't actually tell you a lot about teachers' effectiveness or more importantly how they need to improve. >> i want us now to walk quickly through the school work for the whole observation. >> reporter: at this school teacher observations are detailed b
they come to school with some really heart-breaking deficits in their academic skills. on average a fifth grader comes to our school at least two or three grade levels behind. >> reporter: these kinds of educational deficits have caused ngering problems for a city where one-third of all students fail to graduate on time. >> we have to make sure that we are... >> reporter: that has led to a concentrated effort by bridgeport academy middle school. like all our achievement first...
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he put forward a proposal for avoiding that outcome while congress continues working on longer term deficit reduction. that's the sensible thing to do. why make-- why punish the american people because you haven't been able to achieve your ideological objectives through other means? >> sreenivasan: in another development, the associated press reported the u.s. military is cutting back from two aircraft carriers to one, in the persian gulf. the report cited u.s. officials who said it's a direct response to the looming, across-the-board cuts. u.s. and british regulators have fined the royal bank of scotland more than $610 million for manipulating a key interest rate. the u.s. commodity futures trading commission said today that r.b.s. made hundreds of attempts to manipulate the rate known as libor. it's a global benchmark for rates on everything from home mortgages to credit card payments. two other banks-- barclays and u.b.s.-- have already been fined for their roles in the scandal. wall street mostly stayed where it was today. the dow jones industrial average gained seven points to close at
he put forward a proposal for avoiding that outcome while congress continues working on longer term deficit reduction. that's the sensible thing to do. why make-- why punish the american people because you haven't been able to achieve your ideological objectives through other means? >> sreenivasan: in another development, the associated press reported the u.s. military is cutting back from two aircraft carriers to one, in the persian gulf. the report cited u.s. officials who said it's a...
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they come to school with some really heart-breaking deficits in their academic skills. on average a fifth grader comes to our school at least two or three grade levels behind. >> reporter: these kinds of educational deficits have caused lingering problems for a city where one-third of all students fail to graduate on time. >> we have to make sure that we are... >> reporter: that has led to a concentrated effort by bridgeport academy middle school. like all our achievement first schools to place and keep great teachers in the classroom. in order to identify who those great teachers are, achievement first ceo says the organization has developed a comprehensive checklist to evaluate its teachers. >> in the past teacher evaluation has focused on observations which at their worst become staged dog and pony show experiences that don't actually tell you a lot about teachers' effectiveness or more importantly how they need to improve. >> i want us now to walk quickly through the school work for the whole observation. >> reporter: at this school teacher observations are detailed
they come to school with some really heart-breaking deficits in their academic skills. on average a fifth grader comes to our school at least two or three grade levels behind. >> reporter: these kinds of educational deficits have caused lingering problems for a city where one-third of all students fail to graduate on time. >> we have to make sure that we are... >> reporter: that has led to a concentrated effort by bridgeport academy middle school. like all our achievement...
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trade deficit fell sharply last month. the combination now has economists believing the economy grew in the last few months of 2012, even though data out last week showed the economy fell slightly in the fourth quarter. but a closer look shows some cause for caution. darren gersh reports. >> reporter: the december trade numbers were much better than forecasters expected. the deficit between what the u.s. exports and what we import fell 21% to $38.5 billion. and that means exports likely boosted growth in the last three months of 2012. >> so this is a good sign that exports were a little stronger than we thought when the numbers were first estimated and that is obviously a good sign for the economy. again, the economy is obviously growing way too slowly, but at least on this note, i think it will be revised upward. energy is a now a bright spot for the u.s. economy. thanks to new fracking technology, surging domestic production cut crude oil imports last year by 227 million barrels. but tt success was offset soewhat by impo
trade deficit fell sharply last month. the combination now has economists believing the economy grew in the last few months of 2012, even though data out last week showed the economy fell slightly in the fourth quarter. but a closer look shows some cause for caution. darren gersh reports. >> reporter: the december trade numbers were much better than forecasters expected. the deficit between what the u.s. exports and what we import fell 21% to $38.5 billion. and that means exports likely...
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the second thing slightly more technical but the best way to think about it, you can run deficits as long as your economy is growing, you can run deficits as long as what you are spending it on on average has a positive return. so wt's the debt to gdp ratio that makes sense is the one that is stable. that at a given level of growth it's not going to keep growing explosively. imagine you have a rotating credit card account. it's probably not the best idea to always be paying interest on $10,000 but on the other hand if it is an auto loan, a student loan, a fixed amount, and nobody is charging you extortion at interest, you can carry that you just don't buy three cars, you just don't keep going to school. so essentially that's the answer. and we have people at our institute, peterson institute, like a man named bill klein who have done calculation on this fothe u.s. you can probably stabilize it somewhere in the 80s. might be better if we are in the 70s but can stabilize in the 80s. >> rose: that is what we are looking to do from the near term, to stabilize. >> so it is not growing exp
the second thing slightly more technical but the best way to think about it, you can run deficits as long as your economy is growing, you can run deficits as long as what you are spending it on on average has a positive return. so wt's the debt to gdp ratio that makes sense is the one that is stable. that at a given level of growth it's not going to keep growing explosively. imagine you have a rotating credit card account. it's probably not the best idea to always be paying interest on $10,000...
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i look at the big change in the trade deficit in one month, and that raises alarm bells. i look at the sharp drop in consumer confidence and consumer sentiment. that raises alarm bells. >> reporter: another immediate concern is the impact of higher payroll taxes, which could forc some households to cutback spending. in addition, gasoline prices are rising. and if they hit the psychologically important $4 a gallon mark, many consumers could also pull back on shopping. and long term, federal budget problems remain one of the biggest hurdles to growth. the u.s. is running an annual deficit of $1.1 trillion. >> we still have some fiscal speed bumps coming. and then we have the question of what they actually do on the fiscal side. so, right now, the economy and the fiscal situation are wrapped up into one really nasty ball of wax. >> reporter: keep in mind that many of the international problems that have existed for more than a year haven't gone away. slowing economies in europe and china could slow global growth. and conflict with iran could push up energy prices. erika mill
i look at the big change in the trade deficit in one month, and that raises alarm bells. i look at the sharp drop in consumer confidence and consumer sentiment. that raises alarm bells. >> reporter: another immediate concern is the impact of higher payroll taxes, which could forc some households to cutback spending. in addition, gasoline prices are rising. and if they hit the psychologically important $4 a gallon mark, many consumers could also pull back on shopping. and long term,...
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. >> tom: president obama is once again pushing for a big deal to reduce the deficit. in a preview of the themes he'll lay out in next week's state of the union address, the president told house democrats today he'd press for a big agenda covering everything from fairness, and jobs to deficits and debt. darren gersh has more. >> reporter: with just a few weeks to go before automatic across the board spending cuts kick in, the president told fellow democrats his state of the union address next week will call for a change in course. >> i am prepared, eager and anxious to do a big deal, a big package, that ends this governance by crisis where every two weeks, or every two months, or every six months, we are threatening this hard-won recovery. >> reporter: republicans may not applaud during that part of the speech. they've blasted the president for offering symbolic solutions like a tax on corporate airplanes that would raise enough money to cover one month week of the automatic spending cuts know collectively as the sequester. given the stand off, analysts now predict the
. >> tom: president obama is once again pushing for a big deal to reduce the deficit. in a preview of the themes he'll lay out in next week's state of the union address, the president told house democrats today he'd press for a big agenda covering everything from fairness, and jobs to deficits and debt. darren gersh has more. >> reporter: with just a few weeks to go before automatic across the board spending cuts kick in, the president told fellow democrats his state of the union...
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the congressional budget office figures the deficit will come in at 45 billion this ar, the first deficit under $1 trillion since 2008. that's projected to fall to $430 billion in 2015; that's about 2.4% of g.d.p. but the public debt is projected to hit 77% of the economy by 2023. >> countries that find themselves with very high debt to g.d.p. and then encounter economic problems or international circumstances to which they need to respond really find themselves in very bad and dangerous circumstances. >> reporter: so the budget trade-off remains: balanci near-term economic pain against long-term gain. darren gersh, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: a trio of companies relying on consumers had some mixed financial results late today but were greeted with mostly encouraging reactions with their stocks. we will have details from restaurants panera bread and chipotle mexican grill in a moment. but first, disney. while earnings per share were down from a year ago, they were better than estimates. tuna amobi covers disney for s&p capital i.q. take us through some of the details and really the mix
the congressional budget office figures the deficit will come in at 45 billion this ar, the first deficit under $1 trillion since 2008. that's projected to fall to $430 billion in 2015; that's about 2.4% of g.d.p. but the public debt is projected to hit 77% of the economy by 2023. >> countries that find themselves with very high debt to g.d.p. and then encounter economic problems or international circumstances to which they need to respond really find themselves in very bad and dangerous...
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. >> evan, according to the congressional budget office, the deficit is shrinking and will continue for a while, but it will increase laterecause of an ang population and expansion of federal subsidies. cbo is predicting that by 2023, ifs continue -- if current laws continue, it will be on an upward path and tell that to your children and grandchildren. >> paul krugman has convinced a lot of my liberal friends that it is okay to kick this down the road. >> he actually used those words. >> terrible ide courts all kinds of disasters. sounded -- the interest rate spikes. it takes a long time to fix these problems. sequestration is a crude, ugly tool, but if it had the effect of making people get serious about entitlement reform, it would not be so bad. >> colby, what do you think? >> going back to charles' column, he says that it is the first time since the election the president obama has been on the defense. i don't think that is true. i agree with mark on this, that republicans will bear the brunt of this initially because they are seen as the obstructionists. looking at it in sheer pol
. >> evan, according to the congressional budget office, the deficit is shrinking and will continue for a while, but it will increase laterecause of an ang population and expansion of federal subsidies. cbo is predicting that by 2023, ifs continue -- if current laws continue, it will be on an upward path and tell that to your children and grandchildren. >> paul krugman has convinced a lot of my liberal friends that it is okay to kick this down the road. >> he actually used...
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. >> sreenivasan: this year's federal budget deficit will fall below a trillion dollars for the first time since president obama took office. the congressional budget office projected today the red ink will be roughly $845 billion. it was $1.1 trillion last year. the c.b.o. attributed the decline in part to new tax hikes and to automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect in march. but it said those samfactors may also hold back economic growth. personal computer maker dell has announced it's going private. the company detailed a $24 billion buyout of stockholders today. it's the largest deal of its kind since the great recession. dell has been publicly traded for nearly 25 years. but sales have waned as consumers have shifted towards smartphones and tablets. britain took a major step today toward legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. the house of commons voted more than 2-1 to legalize the practice. that's despite sharp divisions in the ruling conservate party. prime minister david cameron acknowledged the split, but supported the bill. >> i think it's delight gay people shoul
. >> sreenivasan: this year's federal budget deficit will fall below a trillion dollars for the first time since president obama took office. the congressional budget office projected today the red ink will be roughly $845 billion. it was $1.1 trillion last year. the c.b.o. attributed the decline in part to new tax hikes and to automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect in march. but it said those samfactors may also hold back economic growth. personal computer maker dell has...
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based on current law which showed much smaller deficits. long-term rates are higher in than we had in this country and that also reflects the higher amount of debt, federal debt relative to g.d.p. than we have had over the past several decades. >> "washington post.? -- "washington post." thinking about how we should view the budget battles over the last two years. we are stabilizing debt at a much higher level. to what extent is that a result of decisions that were made by lawmakers and to what extent that is the underlying recovery in the economy? >> both factors and we have not tried to quantify them. one can look at our projections over the past several years and basically add up each successive revision, so every time we release new budget projections, we report the revisions and we divide them into the effects of economic forecasts and changes to other technical revisions. if one stacked all those up, one can get a sense about how much the debt has changed or the deficit has changed for any given year relative to any particular path pr
based on current law which showed much smaller deficits. long-term rates are higher in than we had in this country and that also reflects the higher amount of debt, federal debt relative to g.d.p. than we have had over the past several decades. >> "washington post.? -- "washington post." thinking about how we should view the budget battles over the last two years. we are stabilizing debt at a much higher level. to what extent is that a result of decisions that were made by...
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the first of less than $1 trillion annual deficits continue to shrink when they begin increasing deficits but in the next 10 years they will add almost $7 trillion to the national debt and 76 trillion by 20203. the national debt compared to the economy stabilizes and climbs much higher in the future. the director of the cbo says the primary culprit is health care spending. >> we still see substantial growth of health care spending over the 10 years and beyond. because of the number of people who will be eligible for medicare will be rising sharply. gerri: they expect gdp to rise this year and next year an average of 3.6% after that and then slowing. cbo expects unemployment average 8% this year and seven points six% next year that is the first time that has happened in 70 years. with the recent tax increases and spending cuts the cbo says it will cost 1.2 5% percentage points of gdp but with deficits reduce it boost growth and employment in the future. gerri: while the cbo war and gas the president tried to put the squeeze on congress to pass small spending cuts and pass more tax hikes. w
the first of less than $1 trillion annual deficits continue to shrink when they begin increasing deficits but in the next 10 years they will add almost $7 trillion to the national debt and 76 trillion by 20203. the national debt compared to the economy stabilizes and climbs much higher in the future. the director of the cbo says the primary culprit is health care spending. >> we still see substantial growth of health care spending over the 10 years and beyond. because of the number of...
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. - 3 the steps lawmakers are takkng to reduce thh deficit and promote econooic growth.. 3 just days after news thht the economy as shrunk slightly in the fourth uarter of 2012, presidenn obama says the recovvry issshowwng signn & of growth. the president sat down with c-b-s' scott pelley forrannexccusive innerview aheaddof the superr -3 bowl.marianne rafferty hassmore. 3 ooama says: "housing is 3 going strong, car sales are uu. the truth is overall here were a lottof ositive signs eeonomy is taking a step forward, but some economisss say ii's on a slow path. -3 some say one offthe things polding up progress is folkss in washinggon. president obama is ccaling on lawmakers toowork together on a balanced approach to reduce the deficit and promote economii growth. but continued gridlock may pmpact a deal.dowd: republicans are unwilling to let's ddficit spend in order 3&&pare unwilliig to address -3 government ssending, so they -3 deficit spend, both sides, wwich iswhy the country does not rust washington. -& while thh wwite house and 3 fiscal cciff, the eal alss deferred auuomaticcspend
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he pledged to cut the deficit in half. >> yesterday i held the fiscal somewhere applies to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term office. my administration has also begun to go line by line through the federal budget in order to eliminate wasteful and ineffective programs. gerri: did that happen? no. instead, obama average deficit of nearly three times that of his predecessor. here is another promise from 2009. >> over the next two years this plan will save or create three and a half million jobs. more than 90 percent of these jobs will be in the private sector, jobs rebuilding our roads and bridges, constructing wind turbines in solar panels, laying broadband and expanding mass transit. gerri: not a chance. instead, according to the heritage foundation, the economy is over seven and a half million jobs in the hole and don't forget obamacare. >> this budget builds on these reforms and includes an historic commitment to comprehensive health care reform, a down payment on the principle that we must have quality affordable health care for every american. [applause] it is a commit
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deficit reduction when it comes to dealing with the sequester -- democrats have not focused on deficit reduction when it comes to dealing with the sequester. >> do you expect them to expand on things he talked about during the inaugural speech? including climate control -- climate change gay marriage? >> yes. those are all open questions. a lot of people are anxious to hear whether he really is aggressive and specific on climate change. this is something that was a centerpiece of his political identity, and he was criticized by the right for advocating it during his first term as he focused on other things, other big issues like healthcare and the looming fiscal crisis. a lot of pressure there. gay marriage -- i do not expect a whole lot to come out. he has said his piece about his position. i do not expect a lot of legislation on that. >> during his speech yesterday his weekly address, he hinted that there might be room for short-term solutions when it comes to sequestration. a lot of people in the dc area are interested. do you see that being the route they will take, kicking the can
deficit reduction when it comes to dealing with the sequester -- democrats have not focused on deficit reduction when it comes to dealing with the sequester. >> do you expect them to expand on things he talked about during the inaugural speech? including climate control -- climate change gay marriage? >> yes. those are all open questions. a lot of people are anxious to hear whether he really is aggressive and specific on climate change. this is something that was a centerpiece of...
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annual deficit deficit continueo shrink until 2017 when interest in health care costs increase deficits. in the next 10 years the u.s. will add almost $7 trillion to the national debt and totaled $26 trillion by 2023. while the national debt compared to the size of the economy stabilizes over the next decade, climbs much higher in the future. the director says the primary culprit, health care spending. >> we still see substantial growth in federal health care spending over the coming 10 years and beyond. that is importantly because the number of people who will be eligible for medicare will be rising very sharply. >> as the economic forecast, expecting gdp to expand 1.4% this year, 3.4% next year, average 3.6% to four years after that and slowing beyond there. expecting unemployment to average 8% this year and 7.6% next year, marking six straight years above $0.7.5, first time that has happened in 70 years. the recent tax increases and spending cuts on the economy, the office says they will cost one and a quarter percentage point to gdp and one half to 2 million jobs this year though wi
annual deficit deficit continueo shrink until 2017 when interest in health care costs increase deficits. in the next 10 years the u.s. will add almost $7 trillion to the national debt and totaled $26 trillion by 2023. while the national debt compared to the size of the economy stabilizes over the next decade, climbs much higher in the future. the director says the primary culprit, health care spending. >> we still see substantial growth in federal health care spending over the coming 10...
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we have done $2.5 trillion in deficit. it's brought the deficit down, but not enough. we're not under 3% as a percentage of our economy and our -- >> gene, we still have $16.5 trillion in debt. let's talk about the here and now. the $16.5 trillion in debt. it's getting higher, not lower. our audience knows this. >> marimaria, obviously your audience what they care about is as a country to have a stable debt as a percentage of their economy. is their deficit below 3% so that your debt as a percentage of your economy is coming down and stabilized. that's what gives people confidence to invest. and that's been the goal i think of both parties. now, we have lowered the deficit. the projection of deficit as percentage of our economy. but we're seeing it's not enough. that's why this president is willing to go forward with an additional $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction which is what was the remaining amount that was on the table when he was speaking with speaker boehner and negotiating. now, the president's still willing to put that offer on the table with all the difficul
we have done $2.5 trillion in deficit. it's brought the deficit down, but not enough. we're not under 3% as a percentage of our economy and our -- >> gene, we still have $16.5 trillion in debt. let's talk about the here and now. the $16.5 trillion in debt. it's getting higher, not lower. our audience knows this. >> marimaria, obviously your audience what they care about is as a country to have a stable debt as a percentage of their economy. is their deficit below 3% so that your...
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this deficit was not caused by our federal work force. you are not responsible for their deficit. \[applause] >> we could talk about the policies of going to war and how we pay for it, etc. but we have these large deficits and we need to deal wit. let me bring you up to date because the last time i was here was a little over a year ago and we were talking about the budget control act and how we had to deal with this deficit and how we were going to bring down discretionary domestic spending and how we were going to deal with longer term solution that is required to us deal with revenues and mandatory spending and i ask your understanding as we pass the budget control act. and at the we were analyzing a recommendation that came out of a presidential commission known as the boles simpson commission. that commission said we had to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion or $5 trillion to have sustainable growth in our country. take a minute and look at the progress that we've made since that last visit. simpson bowles which was generally recognized as a balanced approach, a bipartisan appr
this deficit was not caused by our federal work force. you are not responsible for their deficit. \[applause] >> we could talk about the policies of going to war and how we pay for it, etc. but we have these large deficits and we need to deal wit. let me bring you up to date because the last time i was here was a little over a year ago and we were talking about the budget control act and how we had to deal with this deficit and how we were going to bring down discretionary domestic...
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>> i think our deficit will good up. that's going to cut a big hole in our economy so tax revenues will dry up. i think our economy is very delicate right now. businesses are tired of the uncertainty. if the president keeps talking tax increases, i'm worried about what that that will de. >> the president elect of the heritage foundation. >> with the nation's debt mounting, new fears america's credit rate could go be slashed again. and now this. attorney general eric holder announcing a lawsuit against standard & poors. the suit, which seeks $5 billion in damages, claims s&p's high rating on risky mortgage investments brought the financial system to the brink of collapse. why just s&p? why not other rating agencies? no. it is just s&p. the same firm that had the temerity to downgrade our debt. critics crying foul, claiming the move is nothing more than political retallation. is it? we're on it with fox news legal analyst mercedes and fox business net wish are melissa mercedes, you first. do you think this is political pay
>> i think our deficit will good up. that's going to cut a big hole in our economy so tax revenues will dry up. i think our economy is very delicate right now. businesses are tired of the uncertainty. if the president keeps talking tax increases, i'm worried about what that that will de. >> the president elect of the heritage foundation. >> with the nation's debt mounting, new fears america's credit rate could go be slashed again. and now this. attorney general eric holder...
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saying deficits decline as a percentage of gdp could dip as low as 2.4% in 2015. then they start to rise again in 2016. that 10-year-old cbo deficit projection increased overall to 4.6 trillion for the 2013 decade up from $20.2 trillion in it's previous. cbo sees real gdp growing 1.4% in 2013, the sub died growth limits businesses to hire more workers, cbo projecting unemployment rate to stay near 8% this year, also expecting unemployment rate to remain above 7.5% through 2014. debt and deficits will be larger, the cbo says, if current laws were modified and rising health care cost and increased federal health care subsidies, spending cuts and higher taxes with offset deficit increases long-term says the cbo. over and over again this report talks about those short-term budget decisions on the horizon including march 1st, the automatic spending reductions, sequester. what does congress and the white house do about the expiring continuing resolution in late march, funding for the operations of government and, divorce, the next round of the debt limit debate due to h
saying deficits decline as a percentage of gdp could dip as low as 2.4% in 2015. then they start to rise again in 2016. that 10-year-old cbo deficit projection increased overall to 4.6 trillion for the 2013 decade up from $20.2 trillion in it's previous. cbo sees real gdp growing 1.4% in 2013, the sub died growth limits businesses to hire more workers, cbo projecting unemployment rate to stay near 8% this year, also expecting unemployment rate to remain above 7.5% through 2014. debt and...
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in many ways between the fed and the deficit spending on the deficit level, even though it's going to be smaller this year, it's hard to beat, that so i think the sequester, where we really demonstrate that the growth in many ways is paid for because when you stop it's going to take away jobs, those kind of black reality swans will be the issue for the market ahead. >> brian gendron, where are you on this and how do you want to be invested? >> we don't think this rally is over entirely. if you extrapolate a 5% or 6% return we've had so far this year, we'll have one of the greatest stock markets of all time in the face of, you know, good earnings but not great earnings, in the face of still slow growth. i think that's a little unrealistic so we'll probably get a little bit of a pullback, unusual if we didn't. still recommending a substantial allocation to equities. this year looks like last year, political uncertainty. last year was a good year for stocks. as for stocks versus bonds, i've been thinking it was the end of a 30-year bull market in bonds for the past three years. by the sa
in many ways between the fed and the deficit spending on the deficit level, even though it's going to be smaller this year, it's hard to beat, that so i think the sequester, where we really demonstrate that the growth in many ways is paid for because when you stop it's going to take away jobs, those kind of black reality swans will be the issue for the market ahead. >> brian gendron, where are you on this and how do you want to be invested? >> we don't think this rally is over...
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the numbers today are living short of terrific. $7 trillion in deficits over the next ten years. is coming after we raise 600 billion in taxes. what does the president say? well, let's not do the spending cuts, which we are counting on to keep it down to 7 trillion. instead to raise taxes, which we already proven does not solve the problem. you have to have a pretty good sense of humor to like it that seriously. lou: and to look at you have to have a pretty good sense of humor to put this in context of the history of this president and fiscal issues. does not pose for the budget. the senate has not passed one commend the president of the united states said this back in 2011. november 41st. already, he said, some in congress are trying to undo these automatic spending cuts, much like he did today at 115 eastern time. my message to them back in 2011, no, i will be there through any effort to get rid of automatic spending cuts to domestic and defense spending said the break president at that point. your reaction? >> that was president obama circa 2011. candid obama in a debate set s
the numbers today are living short of terrific. $7 trillion in deficits over the next ten years. is coming after we raise 600 billion in taxes. what does the president say? well, let's not do the spending cuts, which we are counting on to keep it down to 7 trillion. instead to raise taxes, which we already proven does not solve the problem. you have to have a pretty good sense of humor to like it that seriously. lou: and to look at you have to have a pretty good sense of humor to put this in...
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so what's happened to the deficit, the annual deficit? 2008 deficit was $458 billion. too much money. yes. but $458 billion. deficit in 2013, 2012, $1.3 trillion. so what's the problem? ladies and gentlemen, i would suggest to you we have a spending debt crisis, not a revenue debt crisis. and you've got to make the right diagnosis. to put it in a little greater context. we spend about $3.6 trillion as a nation, as a whole each year, $3.6 trillion, about $2.5 trillion, $2.6 trillion is medicare, medicaid, social security and interest on the debt. those four things. the entire federal government, the rest of the entire federal government, everything, everything, post office, roads, transportation, justice, education, energy, defense, everything else is about $1 trillion. you all just heard what the deficit was last year. $1.3 trillion. which means we can do away with the entire federal government with the exception of medicare, medicaid and social security and we wouldn't even balance the budget. that's the magnitude of the challenge that we have. so it's incumbent upon
so what's happened to the deficit, the annual deficit? 2008 deficit was $458 billion. too much money. yes. but $458 billion. deficit in 2013, 2012, $1.3 trillion. so what's the problem? ladies and gentlemen, i would suggest to you we have a spending debt crisis, not a revenue debt crisis. and you've got to make the right diagnosis. to put it in a little greater context. we spend about $3.6 trillion as a nation, as a whole each year, $3.6 trillion, about $2.5 trillion, $2.6 trillion is medicare,...
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so, yes, reduce the deficit. but let's do it in a sensible way and the president has the prerogative of getting to put forward his budget the w he would like to present it to congress and then congress can do its work however it wants. and with that i yield to my friend and colleague from maryland and someone who has been very focused on reducing our deficits in a responsible way, mr. hoyer. the chair: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. may i remind my colleagues, i appreciate the honor, but i'm only a chairman today. the gentleman is rognized. mr. hoyer: we wish you the best for the future. the chair: thank you. mr. van hollen, may i ask for how long he was recognized? mr. van hollen: i yield four minutes. the chair: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. price of georgia said what the american people want. what the american people don't want is games. this is a game. this is a sham. this is a shame. what the american people want is honest legislatio
so, yes, reduce the deficit. but let's do it in a sensible way and the president has the prerogative of getting to put forward his budget the w he would like to present it to congress and then congress can do its work however it wants. and with that i yield to my friend and colleague from maryland and someone who has been very focused on reducing our deficits in a responsible way, mr. hoyer. the chair: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. may i remind my colleagues, i appreciate the...
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it reduces deficit even though it increases government health spending and reduces the deficit because it's got tax increases that are bigger than the increases in spending response to the extent that our medium and long-term problem is driven by demographic and the growth on health care spend withing the law has made the second of those worse. >> i think that is not , i mean, you're absolutely right. there's no question that we expanded -- coverage to mills of americans. i think 23 million people that have health insurance that didn't have it before. it's not free. it comes at the cost. everyone understood it came as a cost. it was paid for in part by tax increases and cuts in other government health care spending. it was not all on the revenue side. the other thing that is important for the congressional budget office said it reduced the it in the first decade, which is what they look at if you look in the the second decade, we think it will reduce the deficit even more. i think they were in fact giving credit and thinking it would slow the growth rates of some of the health care spe
it reduces deficit even though it increases government health spending and reduces the deficit because it's got tax increases that are bigger than the increases in spending response to the extent that our medium and long-term problem is driven by demographic and the growth on health care spend withing the law has made the second of those worse. >> i think that is not , i mean, you're absolutely right. there's no question that we expanded -- coverage to mills of americans. i think 23...
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this president said he was going to cut the deficit. he went from a $6 trillion economy to a $9 trillion economy. his jobs plan was a complete failure. the democrats talkbout the war on women, yet you have this mr. menendez who flieso a southern country, has sex with an underage gal, and does not want to pay this prostitute. here's a guy who makes all kinds of money. it is ridiculous. the democrats had senator byrd in the race -- in the senate for years and they talk about race. you guys do not seem to be able to get your message across. i know you are frustrated. it is not a spending problem. of course it is a spending problem. we never have budgets like this, throwing money at all times of all kinds of different programs. how many more democrats talk about, i did not cheat on my wife, i only did it when her cancer was in remission. guest: the caller has raised a number of different points. one point, the overarching theme of his call was the frustration he has of republicans getting the message out. i do appreciate c-span allowing us
this president said he was going to cut the deficit. he went from a $6 trillion economy to a $9 trillion economy. his jobs plan was a complete failure. the democrats talkbout the war on women, yet you have this mr. menendez who flieso a southern country, has sex with an underage gal, and does not want to pay this prostitute. here's a guy who makes all kinds of money. it is ridiculous. the democrats had senator byrd in the race -- in the senate for years and they talk about race. you guys do not...
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it is protected and accumulated $745 billion budget deficit within the next 10 years. after adding in infrastructure needs and retiree obligation, the deficit soars to $2 billion. even if the city use the reserve fund, it would be empty in three years. we will have the mayor's response tonight at 11:00 -- tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. a scenario that is starting to feel too much like a broken record for americans. a deadline will trigger a one trillion dollars in spending cuts over the next 10 years. what this means for regular folks. >> here is what it boils down to, basically. if huge automatic spending cuts kicks in and the economy slows down, all of us will feel the impact. nearly everyone on both sides in washington would like to avoid that, the question is, how? another day, another dollar, another fiscal fight in washington. the issue now, massive spending cuts. it is called sequestration and we were not supposed to get to this point in the first place. >> this was never intended to happen, it was a proposal that was meant to spur lawmakers into action to come up wi
it is protected and accumulated $745 billion budget deficit within the next 10 years. after adding in infrastructure needs and retiree obligation, the deficit soars to $2 billion. even if the city use the reserve fund, it would be empty in three years. we will have the mayor's response tonight at 11:00 -- tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. a scenario that is starting to feel too much like a broken record for americans. a deadline will trigger a one trillion dollars in spending cuts over the next 10...
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that is 4% of the deficit. we will endanger the national defenses and short change the service men and women overseas for the sake of cutting 4% from the deficit? it is totally irresponsible. >> bill is right that you captain have massive tax reform in just 60 days. it took ronald reagan and tip o'neill and bill bradley a bipartisan bill in 1986, 20 montes to do it. there is things like nascar track owners and wind energy producer and port rehe can rum manufacturers that would more than offset the defense cuts that would be devastating. >> bill wants the president to bail out republicans who made the sequestration deal. >> i want the president to bail out the military. >> but he wants to. >> he is commander in chief. maybe you are not aware of that. >> he is saying let's have a temporary deal to avoid sequestration and republicans are saying no, we have got to protect the rich oil companies and gas companies and we can't do it. >> chris: i will call a little bit of a change here and congressman cotton i want to
that is 4% of the deficit. we will endanger the national defenses and short change the service men and women overseas for the sake of cutting 4% from the deficit? it is totally irresponsible. >> bill is right that you captain have massive tax reform in just 60 days. it took ronald reagan and tip o'neill and bill bradley a bipartisan bill in 1986, 20 montes to do it. there is things like nascar track owners and wind energy producer and port rehe can rum manufacturers that would more than...
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have to get on top of the deficit. that is stage one of getting on top of our debt but it is worth reminding ourselves why we're having to do this in the first place. who was it who racked up the debt? who was it that racked up the deficit? who was it that gave us the biggest deficit of any country virtually anywhere in the world? it was the government which he supported. >> if the prime minister agrees that the shortage of engineering skills is one of the greatest avoidable threats to our prosperity and security and that the participation of women in engineering is scandalously low, will he encourage his colleagues to look favorably on the provisions of my bill to ask the young people to seek technology and engineering to take up their careers. >> i will say that in the data released today, one of the encouraging signs is the number of people studying engineering and computer science has gone up quite radically frankly to raise the status of engineering, encourage engineering, are having any effect. >> the government
have to get on top of the deficit. that is stage one of getting on top of our debt but it is worth reminding ourselves why we're having to do this in the first place. who was it who racked up the debt? who was it that racked up the deficit? who was it that gave us the biggest deficit of any country virtually anywhere in the world? it was the government which he supported. >> if the prime minister agrees that the shortage of engineering skills is one of the greatest avoidable threats to...
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the united states report it a total trade deficit of just about $728 billion. that's a trillion dollars wing. -kendis is without any question. a trillion dollars wing. china also posted an over 8% increase in its gdp in the latest quarter compared to our stunning decline. it's unimaginable the thing that that growth rate feels light -- china's latest unemployment rate , unemployment, unemployment rate of 4%. and china's government debt, yes, they have a debt. ours is a 16 and a half trillion dollars in debt. but you know what, i can't believe that the chinese feel a little bit better about tears because are going to add another trillion dollars hours. meanwhile, the united states those china almost 2 trillion. there is no counterweight. it's a little problem for us to know what is after all the communist nation almost $2 trillion we are big shot capitalists. what is wrong? we are going to be talking about that very issue throughout the week, looking at how the united states model comparison europe's model. is the communist model any more sustainable? if no one
the united states report it a total trade deficit of just about $728 billion. that's a trillion dollars wing. -kendis is without any question. a trillion dollars wing. china also posted an over 8% increase in its gdp in the latest quarter compared to our stunning decline. it's unimaginable the thing that that growth rate feels light -- china's latest unemployment rate , unemployment, unemployment rate of 4%. and china's government debt, yes, they have a debt. ours is a 16 and a half trillion...
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that said, you know, one has to wonder about deficit and debt. how much the president is going to focus on that. to hear the house speaker say he doesn't think the president has the guts to do that, to challenge his own party on that, that was something. >> this is a very confident president. he is re-elect and feels the opponents are divided and the country is behind him. the question tonight is how much does he feel he has to compromise to get a deal? how much does he want a deal? how much does he think his legacy runs through a grand bargain with the republicans? i mean i would argue what he wants to make real investments in infrastructure and education and clean energy and manufacturing, which is he going to call for tonight, but if he wants to make them substantial he has to get the fiscal problem solved to free up revenue to do that and get some growth. we will find out a lot tonight. does he still want to demand concessions from the republicans? because he thinks he can do it again the way he did it in the debt ceiling deal? or does he thi
that said, you know, one has to wonder about deficit and debt. how much the president is going to focus on that. to hear the house speaker say he doesn't think the president has the guts to do that, to challenge his own party on that, that was something. >> this is a very confident president. he is re-elect and feels the opponents are divided and the country is behind him. the question tonight is how much does he feel he has to compromise to get a deal? how much does he want a deal? how...
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if we cut the deficit we see a major bump 10 years, down the road. look at that even though the economy will take a hit in the short term. when it comes to the deficit, shouldn't we focus on the long game here i'm wondering? here with more is former director of the congressional budget office, douglas holtz-eakin. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. melissa: i was so excited the cbo finally went out and quantified this and tried to illustrate it to people. anytime you try to make the case we should cut spending short term to help our children down the road or ourselves depending how long you are, people poo-poo that is not like real math s that real math we saw on the bar charts? >> that is real math and the second example of that real math is what the cbo put out which says, suppose you do nothing? well, then we have a fault turf bad growth. their long-term growth rate for the u.s. has been marked down from 2 1/2% a year ago to 2.2%. and that's testimony to a staggering debt burden this economy is bearing. whether you look at it as the bad
if we cut the deficit we see a major bump 10 years, down the road. look at that even though the economy will take a hit in the short term. when it comes to the deficit, shouldn't we focus on the long game here i'm wondering? here with more is former director of the congressional budget office, douglas holtz-eakin. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. melissa: i was so excited the cbo finally went out and quantified this and tried to illustrate it to people. anytime you try to make...
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our state government was bogged down by a $3 billion deficit. now our housing market is on the mend. recovering faster than anywhere in america. we are adding jobs at the swiftest clip in years, nearly 23,000 in november alone. arizona ranks fifth in the nation for job growth during 2012. [applause]the kauffman index recently declared arizona the country's premier place for entrepreneurs. our budget is now balanced. we set aside $450 million in the state's rainy day fund for the next time that crisis strikes. [applause]crime and violence in arizona continues to trend downward. arizona has reduced crime by punishing criminals and not by infringing on the rights of law- abiding gun owners. [applause]our state is getting stronger. i am confident that arizona's light of opportunity will shine as bright as the arizona sun in the years to come. i understand there was a little game being played last month called where in the world is jan brewer? i heard the rumors. i was not hiking the appalachian trail. [laughter]in fact, i was humbled that the united
our state government was bogged down by a $3 billion deficit. now our housing market is on the mend. recovering faster than anywhere in america. we are adding jobs at the swiftest clip in years, nearly 23,000 in november alone. arizona ranks fifth in the nation for job growth during 2012. [applause]the kauffman index recently declared arizona the country's premier place for entrepreneurs. our budget is now balanced. we set aside $450 million in the state's rainy day fund for the next time that...